Institute for Security Policy and Law

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Institute for Security Policy and Law

Established	2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Founder	William C. Banks
Type	Private research institution
Headquarters	Syracuse University College of Law
Location	Dineen Hall, Suite 300 950 Irving Avenue Syracuse, New York 13244 United States
Fields	Public policy security studies security policy counterterrorism
Director	James E. Baker
Deputy Director	Robert B. Murrett
Parent organization	Syracuse University
Website	securitypolicylaw.syr.edu
Formerly called	Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT)

The Institute for Security Policy and Law (SPL), formerly known as the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT),^[1] is a multidisciplinary research institute based in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the Syracuse University College of Law. SPL was established in 2003 by Prof. William C. Banks with the goal of supporting an interdisciplinary approach to national security and counterterrorism law and policy.

SPL consists of several full-time fellows and graduate research assistants, and dozens of affiliated faculty members at Syracuse University. The Institute publishes analytical policy papers, journal articles, and books; it develops courses and other academic opportunities for graduates (like the certificate of advanced study); and it hosts conferences and seminars at Syracuse University and at its collaborating institutions.^{[citation needed]}